NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has commended Joe Root for his exceptional batting skills, suggesting that Root has the potential to surpass Sachin Tendulkar‘s record for the highest number of runs scored by a batter in the history of men’s Test cricket.Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 Test runs stands as one of cricket’s…
The International Cricket Council Board, on Monday, approved the expansion of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to 16 teams in 2030, aligning with its ongoing commitment to equity between the men’s and women’s games. The Women’s T20 World Cup, which started with eight teams in the inaugural 2009 edition, has continued to expand since,…
NEW DELHI: Both the new head coach and the chairman of selectors appeared entirely in sync as they made it clear that the days of cherry-picking series by citing workload management could be over. Gautam Gambhir‘s plain-speak and Ajit Agarkar‘s lucidity are going to make for a heady combo.They clarified certain difficult decisions, but in…
The artistic gymnastics program consists of six apparatus for the men (floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar) and four for the women (vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise). The program is split between individual events per apparatus, and individual and team events across all apparatus (the all-around…
NEW DELHI: Captain Kieron Pollard led his team MI New York into the playoffs of Major League Cricket 2024 with a four-wicket victory over Los Angeles Knight Riders at Dallas on Sunday.The defending champions chased down the 131-run target with three overs to spare with Pollard smashing an unbeaten 33 that came off just 12…
India veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is set to retire from international hockey after the Paris Olympics, starting later this month. Sreejesh will take part in his fourth Olympic Games in Paris and will be hoping to sign off by adding to his bronze medal from the 2020 edition in Tokyo. The 36-year-old, who made his…
Gautam Gambhir understands that going forward, India will eventually have different teams for different formats, but he insists that being consistent with the Test and ODI teams will be the right approach. “For example, with Virat, Rohit and Ravindra not there, the T20 team will go through a transition with three seriously good, world class…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir feels he has large shoes to fill as he takes over as head coach of Team India, following in the footsteps of greats like Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri.“The most important thing is that they will always have my back. Aim to make it a happy and secure dressing room. I…
Indian Super League Shield winner Mohun Bagan Super Giant confirmed the signing of Australian forward Jamie Maclaren from A-League club Melbourne City FC on Monday. The Kolkata-based club has posted a video on its social media accounts to unveil the addition of Maclaren. Maclaren is one of the top strikers among the AFC teams. He…
